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  • A human rights lawyer says he's been disbarred and put under house arrest in NYC in retaliation for winning a $9.8 billion judgment against Chevron over the company's toxic waste pollution in the Amazon rainforest.
  • Sharing a photo of your hot new vaccination card on social media opens the door to identity theft, cybersecurity experts warn.
  • Teen Vogue's new editor in chief has resigned following an uproar over racist and homophobic tweets she made as a teenager.
  • Sure, Artificial Intelligence seems incredibly innovative and harmless at first, but just wait until the MACHINES rise up and start... curing cancer?
  • In a landmark ruling, a Japanese court has decided that the government's gay marriage prohibition is unconstitutional, which many hope will finally open the door to marriage equality in Japan.
  • New research shows that in addition to being assholes, people who stare at their phones while walking are "agents of chaos."
  • After President Joe Biden accurately described Russian despot Vladimir Putin as a "killer," various Kremlin officials and pundits are freaking out and threatening all sorts of retaliation.
  • In corporate morale boosting news: A Virginia marketing company sent out a fake email to employees offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments as a test intended to imitate a phishing attempt.
  • And finally, this special needs dog is very special indeed: